This image released by Opera Philadelphia shows baritone Johnathan McCullough performing in "Soldier Songs," an hour-long opera about the horrors of war and the PTSD faced by many returning veterans.

“Soldier Songs” starts with a shot of a large tree in an empty field in late October, slightly right of center. Its leaves have fallen, showing off the lines of craggy branches. At first, you hardly ...

Jenny Cook, the staff music therapist for the Songs by Heart Foundation, engages with a memory care resident on Nov. 4, 2022 at Peregrine Senior Living at Shaker in Albany, N.Y. Cook helped train ...